Скачать или смотреть The Expert Network Behind Handshake AI’s Model Training w/ Garrett Lord & Mamoon Hamid

Guests: Garrett Lord, co-founder and CEO of Handshake; and Mamoon Hamid, partner at Kleiner Perkins.

Handshake set out to democratize career opportunity. In the process, it unlocked something more: a high-trust expert network built on verified talent and earned trust.

This week on Grit, Garrett Lord shares how what began as a platform for student job seekers is now partnering with leading labs, enabling experts to train real-world AI systems. He explains how owning verified domain talent has become their core strategic edge, bypassing middlemen and turning a decade of trust into lasting advantage.

Chapters:
(00:00) Trailer
(01:00) Introduction
(01:40) Personal Icebreakers & Life Balance
(04:14) Grit & Supportive Partnerships
(08:09) From Dorm to Desk: Handshake Genesis
(12:26) Scaling Handshake: Campus to 18 M Users
(15:17) Family-Backed Funding & Humility
(20:39) COVID Pivot & Defining Act Two
(23:26) Holiday Party Epiphany: Handshake AI
(28:03) Training AI with Expert Data
(33:57) “Full-Contact” Recruiting Top Talent
(44:41) Structuring & Scaling AI Business
(56:50) Who Handshake is hiring
(01:01:25) What “grit” means to Garrett
(01:01:38) Outro

Connect with Garrett Lord
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LinkedIn:   / garrettlord  

Connect with Joubin
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LinkedIn:   / joubin-mirzadegan-66186854  
Email: [email protected]

Connect with Mamoon
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LinkedIn:   / mamoonha  

Learn more about Kleiner Perkins: https://www.kleinerperkins.com/